The Technopolicy Network organized its 8th annual conference in Tampere, Finland on Sept 26-27 with the theme Open Innovation for Regional Development. It’s not the weather in late September which attracts people to Finland, so it must have been the current topic that did the trick and attracted some 140 participants to Tampere.
The first day was an interesting mix of talks providing varied aspects to the topic. Dr . Erkki Ormala of Nokia Corporation provided the day’s most insightful talk on contemplating on the innovation needs of and processes in a multinational firm. Given Dr. Ormala’s experience on the international innovation arena, the presentation was to the point. The day ended with parallel sessions on how to utilize open innovation in the regions.
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